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The Indian state of [[Kerala]] borders with the states of [[Tamil Nadu]] on the south and east, [[Karnataka]] on the north and the [[Arabian Sea]] coastline on the west. The [[Western Ghats]], bordering the eastern boundary of the State, form an almost continuous mountain wall, except near [[Palakkad]] where there is a natural mountain pass known as the Palakkad Gap.[1] When the independent India amalgamated small states together, Travancore and Cochin states were integrated to form Travancore-Cochin state on 1 July 1949. However, Malabar remained under the Madras province. The States Reorganisation Act of 1 November 1956 elevated Kerala to statehood.<br />
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==Administrative structure==<br />
On the basis of geographical, historical and cultural similarities, the districts are generally grouped into North Kerala, Central Kerala and South Kerala.<br />
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==Divisions==<br />
{{main|List of districts in Kerala}}<br />
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===North Kerala===<br />
*[[Kasaragod district|Kasaragod]]<br />
*[[Kannur district|Kannur]]<br />
*[[Wayanad district|Wayanad]]<br />
*[[Kozhikode district|Kozhikode]]<br />
*[[Malappuram district|Malappuram]]<br />
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===Central Kerala===<br />
*[[Palakkad district|Palakkad]]<br />
*[[Thrissur district|Thrissur]]<br />
*[[Ernakulam district|Ernakulam]]<br />
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===South Kerala===<br />
*[[Idukki district|Idukki]]<br />
*[[Kottayam district|Kottayam]]<br />
*[[Alappuzha district|Alappuzha]]<br />
*[[Pathanamthitta district|Pathanamthitta]]<br />
*[[Kollam district|Kollam]]<br />
*[[Thiruvananthapuram district|Thiruvananthapuram]]<br />
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==References==<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060118031516/http://www.kerala.gov.in/ Website of government of kerala]<br />
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